Disney-Marvel Deal: Stan Lee’s Approval & New Hybrid Characters

Disney Marvel Logos Acquisition

The recent Disney/Marvel partnership is still sending ripples out across the blogosphere. How will it affect the current state of comics? What impact will it have on Marvel Studios’ production schedule? So much was already happening at Marvel Studios with their epic slate of upcoming films, now they’ll be capable of exploring new territories as we (hopefully) get to see an expansion of their production capacity thanks to Disney’s vastly superior resources.

In light of the major news surrounding Disney and Marvel, we have for you some pictures of new characters born out of the merger between the two media juggernauts as well as some words about the corporate happenings from Stan Lee, the genius creator behind so many of the comics and characters we know and love today.

Stan Lee talks Disney Marvel merger Stan Lee, a legend of the comic book industry, couldn’t be more happy about the Disney acquisition. In a statement to MTV, he revealed his feelings about the merger and how he believes it’ll benefit everyone greatly in the long run:

“I couldn’t be happier with this agreement… It’s [a] great move for Disney, for Marvel and for my company Pow! Entertainment since Pow! has a first-look deal with Disney. From every point of view, the merger of Disney and Marvel is a match made in heaven.”

“Just imagine… with this deal Marvel gives Disney a library of literally hundreds of unique and colorful characters that have the potential to make great, high-concept movies and long-lasting franchises—and nobody knows how to play in that ball park better than Disney… This is a great day for the two companies and for the entertainment community as a whole. To sum it up as simply as possible, when you combine the best with the best, everyone wins!”

Obvious biases aside, Stan the Man makes some good points and he’s not wrong in anything he’s optimistic about. The hopes of myself and I’m sure all Marvel fans and moviegoers is that we get many more movies from Marvel Studios. I’m excited for the first announcements of what will come in addition to the Marvel Studios films already in development, including Iron Man 2, The First Avenger: Captain America, Thor and The Avengers.

Now, on to the fun stuff… New characters!

Click to continue reading about the Disney-Marvel Deal and new Hybrid Characters…

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Tags: avengers, captain america, iron man 2, spider-man 4,

amp_worx

look ... if Disney can just be the deep pockets and stay out of the productions (not likely but hopeful) and let Marvel continue to be Marvel.. good things can happen. Hey if STAN LEE can endorse the this merger then I think I am gonna have a little faith in his opinion after all he is STAN LEE!!!!!...... yet the words Disney and marvel in the same sentence does put an ill feeling in my gut when they are said out loud.

Jeolize

Well it`s just too early for them to buy Marvel i mean like they`re already writing scripts for some of the movies, aren`t they? Also i kind of agree with rogers, i mean both Marvel and Disney are well known but i don`t want anything to happen with Spiderman he`s my favorite superhero and somehow heroes like him, X-Men and others are heroes that i like the way they are with what is carried in their worlds, i like seeing it come from the real company that made them, so i`ll only be ticked if they don`t wait to buy Marvel, cuz aren`t marvel studios already making plans to produce heroes like Captain America and Avengers? That`s why it might be a better idea for them to wait, cuz Marvel should still make their own version of it.

foxx boissy

if any of you know a thing about disney then you know that disney is barely going to touch this except for upping there merchandise. which means that we will definatley be seeing a lot more action figure. and the only reason that disney is doing this is because everything that disney is doing now a days is all for girls! here, this is exactlly what disney has to say about this purchase...
"disneys mickey mouse is teaming up with marvels spiderman. Thats because the walt disney company is buying marvel entertainment for $4 billion. One reason for the the buy: many of the disneys top brands attract mostly girls.the marvel superheroes will help disney get more boy fans. soon there will be lots more disney movies starring marvel characters. and there will be new superhero goods in the worldwide market. some marvel fans worry that disney may change the superheroes. not so, says Ike Perlmutter, marvels top boss. "disney is the perfect home.
now some of you might now like seeing a disney logo right before a marvel movie but disney owns the company that kevin smith makes his movie for and for anyone that has seen even one kevin smith movie you know that there is like a thousand f boms in it. and if disney can own that without touching it i think we will be pretty safe with marvel. i will be very surprised and not to mention very pissed if disney fucks up marvel. and lets not forget that they made the pirates of the carribean movies and those are about has violent as most marvel movies. and there right about them having pretty much no titles for buy, i walked in to a disney store while back and it is not at all like it used to be, everything there is a dress!!! but now i bet they have already started redecerating the store for this sudden unexpected change. all we can do right now is hope disney wont do anything. p.s at disney world mickey mouse and spiderman never leave each others side... (creepy)

Jeolize, 21 years old

I don`t think Disney should have interfered with Marvel at all, i mean Marvel has enough to deal with sancrinzing things that are messed up with some of their franchises, i really think they should just give it back to Marvel because it isn`t the right time for big change of movements, otherwise it`ll just mess some of the franchises up more and more.

luketheduke

@stycr marvel still owns the rights to the characters but other movie studieos own the rights to the movies, but disney has said that they are gonna wait till the contracts for the movie rights are up then try to buy them, they dont want to break contarcts that are all ready set up

calie

I really think they shouldn`t buy marvel until all franchises are finished, other wise i`ll be sterned

Rogers

Sorry, my names rogers. i typed in someone else`s name by accident.

stycr

Oh yeah, yeah thanks luke. But why not? who or what is what company owns the characters up to?

luketheduke

@ rogers......um marvel didnt own the movie rights to spiderman in the first place, Columbia Pictures owned the rights to the movie. and disney has stated that they dont want to make the movies all kid-friendly, yes maybe a bit more but not G rated PG-13 is what they will probably be. so dont worry the movies are gonna be fine. in fact the x-men movie rights wernt owned by marvel either.

JoHN

I heard on another website Disney will own characters such as Spiderman and Iron Man, which doesn`t sound great. I want Spiderman to stay at my age Level, but seriously some of my favorite superhero franchises to due have been turned into unorganized pieces of ****, like Spiderman and Batman. Even though i probably can`t get excited to see any of my favorite superhero comic series anymore, i`d still rather have Disney not touch Marvel. I want to have some prosperity with myself remembering the joyous times of marvel comics.

Rogers

Ok, sorry disney, i feel like i`ve just insulted you, and actually you`ve got great programs all over your industry, but it`s just i don`t want Spiderman`s world to be changed, i want him to go as believable and as less believable without going too onswifted and not making enough sense, i want his world to be very mature and not really any comedy sense or anything too high-drifted or keen, there`s something about him that makes him a complete normal simple average superhero that`s a little hard to explain, he has the power of a Spider, and somehow a superhero like him is the perfect superhero that makes me see a chracteristic i could understand very much more than any superhero, and that`s why i like him alot. So I`d rather Marvel is the only thing he does since your company is so well known. I want to embrace the fact that i`ve seen something reasonable for this world to have kept living up with.

Rogers

GRT!!!!!! SO STAN LEE APPROVED OF THIS AND NOW THEY OWN ALL THE CHARACTERS HOW COULD U DISNEY NOW PEOPLE WILL THINK SPIDERMAN CAN`T BE FOR TEENS AND ADULTS UNLESS IT`S A SHINY GOOFY FAMILY ORIENT I`M SORRY DISNEY I DON`T WANT TO SEE THE MARVEL/DISNEY TITLE IN SPIDERMAN OR IT CAN`T BE FUN FOR ME ANYMORE SO GIVE IT BACK TO MARVEL PLEASE!!!

Rogers

Oh but i want Spiderman to be of it`s own kind, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO INTERFERE WITH MARVEL DISNEY WHY IT WOULD BE SO RANDOM FOR FANS TO SEE THE MARVEL/DISNEY MAIN TITLES WHEN IT`S IN THE MIDDLE OF MANY FRANCHISES ALSO PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IT WILL GET MORE FAMILY-ISH I DON`T WANT SPIDERMAN TO BE TOO SHINING FAMILY-ISH IF IT`S TOO FAMILY TYPE OBSERVED THEN PEOPLE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THE DRAMA IN SPIDERMAN FILMS PLEASE GIVE SPIDERMAN BACK TO MARVEL I CAN`T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS WITHOUT KNOWING PEOPLE`S OPINIONS PLEASE GIVE SPIDERMAN ASPECTS BACK TO MARVEL OR THINGS WILL GET AWKWARD PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Bri

I also look at this as a way for Marvel to fuel their current success with Disney capital. Let's face it, Disney knows how to make money. I work with adults that have Hannah Montana Kleenex boxes at their desk. That is a marketing coup. Looking at Disney's history, they have managed to avoid any serious missteps. I sincerely doubt they are going to alienate an entire demographic by touching Marvel. They are simply going to feed more capital into the Marvel creation engine and wait for the profit to flow in. They might step up merchandising, but then who wouldn't want an Wolverine Kleenex box, right?

Robby

Thanks, Toxin! i'm also 25 and pretty much in the same boat. But yeah, think about it this way...you've got The Avengers coming out, which could be 4 different movies into one. Starjammed(no pun intended), prolly 3 hours long(never been done by Marvel), and basically just a wallet killer. Marvel needs this. Disney doesn't. Disney's fine with their promise rings havin Jonas Bros. and other crap(Pirates OTC was not bad though), and Marvel just needed some money for these movies! It's that simple! I mean Disney's been involved with some adult themed material in the past so just let it happen. But...if I see a Marvel logo and then a Disney logo right beside each other at the start of a movie, I'll be ticked.

toxin

easy, guys, look at it this way.. disney bought marvel.. not jsut the rights to the characters or the names.. so they're gonna have all of the staff at marvel. I don't see a big change happening in the way of the characters, because marvel has been dong a better and better job of bringing money in (otherwise, Disney would not have wanted it). i'm 25 now, and have been collecting comics and watching the cartoons since i was six.. there's no one else in the world, i'd rather see taking marvel into their own hands than disney... you stay away michael eisner. think of the buyout like this: you're gonna get to ride the Avenger's Coaster and the Silver Surfer's Magical Surf Ride much sooner than marvel was ever going to give it to you (Disney has mucho mucho theme park money :O) )

Darren

@ Rogers

Well you seem a little tense. But I agree with you all the way. I an a big Spidey fan as well.

Rogers

THE only hero i meant

Rogers

NO NO NO! I don`t want them touching Spiderman, but i wouldn`t want him to be only hero owned by marvel so i want atleast Spiderman, Hulk, and X-Men to not be touched by Disney. I`m 10 years old but the only way for me to see a good Hulk, X-Men or Spiderman is if they`re all PG-13 and i have a feeling if it`s owned by disney they`re gonna tone it all down. Maybe Later i will except the convincement they`re trying to make but for now DISNEY PLEASE LAY YOUR HANDS OFF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS, YOU HAVE GREAT MOVIE-MAKING MANAGEMENTS BUT I LIKE SEEING MY FAVORITE SUPERHEROES THE WAY I LIKE SO PLEASE KEEP YOU`RE HANDS OFF THE RIGHTS TO OWN THOSE 3 SUPERHEROES AND ESPECIALLY SPIDERMAN PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jose Valencia

They ruined The fact that the Punisher who is a killer and movies are Rated R people know have to be rated G they ruined that character and all other characters that Marvel Movies are Rated R..I am also ticked off at this.

Jose Valencia

I can't believe that Disney made this deal with Marvel..Now have of Marvel Fans are going to walk out of the Theathers when they see the Disney Title theme instead of the Marvel Title theme in all the future Marvel Movies like Spiderman 4, The Avengers etc...I know both companies are great in all but please leave Mickey at Disneyland and leave Spiderman at Universal Studios..This just doesnt fit the picture guys.

Waco Smith

i am ticked off about this i mean marvel had it all goin for them, and now, theyve lost probably half of their fan base.

Brodie_Bruce

Escape from Scarlet witch mountain !

heres a pic

http://twitpic.com/g1f7s

lastdrag0n89

Idea: Kingdom Hearts Meets X-Men or Kingdom Hearts game w the Marvel Universe

Hunter

I actually though M.O.D.U.C.K. was the best.

Spiderman 2 and Doc Ock fan

I disagree with you Leggy, Spiderman CAN go dark, it depends on how mature the character is and if they don`t have a really goofy or complicated power and if they don`t try to use their power too much and be approved with themselves. Also if they`re not too "hot" or "goofy" looking if u know what i mean. Spiderman can go in the middle, or AS light as dark. But i don`t wanna insult disney, seriously, they just make films for family entertainment, and Marvel heroes and disney entertainment could both be considered for kids, but it`s just that the characters of Disney are much more complex than the characters of Marvel, you know. There`s no "magic" or "fairy tale" casted alongside with Marvel, and disney is usually a "magical" adventure story enhanced for everyone. Right now i believe Marvel is doing their own projects, after that i think Disney is allowed to "reboot" the franchises with a version of their own, right? I just like seing the scarier and intense side of most Marvel requirements.

The Collectors Hub - Disney Co

We're hoping this will open up new opportunities for collecible figurines from the artists who currently have licensing with Disney. We'd love to be able to offer all the great Marvel characters to our collectors.